October 7, 2023

RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS...LIVE! 

Today, Tuesday, October 7th from 7 to 8:00pm EST, RIGHT SIDE PATRIOTS Craig Andresen and Diane Sori discuss the 2nd anniversary of October 7th and where we stand now; the ongoing government shutdown; 'blue cities' in revolt; and Virginia AG candidate calls for violence against a Virginia State House leader. On https://rspradio1.com Click 'LISTEN LIVE.'

Eli Sharabi’s 491 days as a Hamas hostage: The darkest moments revealed

Former Israeli hostage Eli Sharabi talks to The Jerusalem Report about the 491 days he spent as a hostage in Gaza and how ‘everything’ has changed.

Ruth Marks Eglash / The JERUSALEM POST

 

When Eli Sharabi, pale and emaciated, emerged from Hamas captivity last February, those familiar with the plight of the 251 hostages brutally kidnapped on October 7, 2023, were stunned. The recognizable face from posters was suddenly alive, upright, and walking toward his freedom. 

Many could only imagine the horrors the 53-year-old endured during his 491 days in the hands of terrorists, forced underground into a dark, airless tunnel, and starved and deprived of basic necessities. 

Others wondered how much he knew about the atrocities committed in his community of Kibbutz Be’eri and beyond on October 7 or if he was aware that his British-Israeli wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel, had been murdered or that his beloved brother, Yossi, also from Be’eri, had been held hostage and later killed.

Sharabi, who since his release has fought tirelessly to see the remaining hostages freed, fills in many of those blanks in his captivating and horrifying memoir, Hostage (Harper Collins), which was published in English in time for the second anniversary of October 7. 

Trump to send 400 Texas National Guard troops to Illinois as anti-ICE protests continue to rage: Pritzker

Anna Young / NEW YORK POST

President Trump is deploying 400 Texas National Guard troops to Illinois, Oregon, and other states as swarms of anti-ICE protesters continue to clash with federal agents, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said Sunday night.

The Democrat blasted Trump’s “invasion” hours after the president mobilized 300 California National Guard members to Portland, where unrest has raged for over 100 consecutive days outside an immigration detention center — a scene that has been playing out in Chicago since September.

Pritzker said the plan defies his wishes, adding that federal officials haven’t reached out to coordinate or discuss the deployment. 

“We must now start calling this what it is: Trump’s Invasion,” the governor said in a post on X, encouraging “every American to speak up and help stop this madness.”

“It started with federal agents, it will soon include deploying federalized members of the Illinois National Guard against our wishes, and it will not involve sending in another state’s military troops. I call on [Texas] Governor [Greg] Abbott to immediately withdraw any support for this decision and refuse to coordinate.” Read more here. 

Speaking Truth

 

Ukraine pitches plan to help US sell American oil to Europe — icing out Russia and bringing in profits

Caitlin Doornbos / NEW YORK POST

Kyiv has pitched Washington on ways it could help the US replace Russia in oil sales to Europe — as President Trump pushes the continent to divest from Moscow’s energy sector to end its brutal war on Ukraine, The Post can exclusively reveal.

Pipelines deep beneath Ukraine’s surface could help funnel fuel either drilled in the country through the US-Ukraine mineral deal or shipped in from the US, Ukrainian Energy Minister Svitlana Grynchuk told The Post.

The potential partnership means American oil companies could replace Moscow in Europe’s energy sector.

“Ukraine’s gas and oil infrastructure has always been a key part of European energy security because Ukrainian territory was like a transit from Russia to Europe — and we have very, very good gas and oil infrastructure,” Grynchuk said.

“The US and other international partners could use this infrastructure for ensuring European energy security by supplying it and also the storage potential of gas and oil in Ukraine.”

Ukraine has the most liquid natural gas storage in all of Europe. Read more here. 

Right Side Patriots...Podcast                                                                             Here's the podcast of last nights 'LIVE' radio broadcast where Craig & Diane 

discussed the government shutdown 'blame game'; Trump's plan to end the Israel v. Hamas war; Qatar's 'dirty money' on American campuses; and our 'Off the Cuff' segment. Listen to it on https://rspradio1.podbean.com